Global Church News

Facebook, Microsoft try to keep up with vast scale of online abuse

Oct 12, 2017

Two giants in the digital world presented some key ways they are trying to keep up with the vast scale and increasing sophistication of the abuse and exploitation of minors online.
More than 19,000 people venerate relics of Padre Pio in Chicago

Oct 12, 2017

The relics toured the US during the end of September and start of October
Amoris Laetitia rejects ‘infantilisation of laity’

Oct 12, 2017

Pope Francis is asking the Catholic Church not to see families as a kind of workshop to try out different pastoral strategies but as a "privileged place" where God is alive and at work in the world, Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich said Oct. 5.
Bangkok, Fr. Daniele Mazza: 'Christ, the encounter that changes the life of Thai catechumens’

Oct 12, 2017

The catechumenal experience of some faithful in the parish of Mary the Mother of Mercy in Nonthaburi. The importance of moments of sharing the faith. The need to convey the teachings offered by Christian experience to the world.
Iraqi women visit historic monastery after its recapture from Islamic State

Oct 12, 2017

Last week 300 women visited a historic monastery near Mosul after its liberation from the Islamic State – a decision their priest said was made in order to show they aren't afraid, and that Christians in Iraq are there to stay.
The commitment of young people, the "backbone" of Taungngu diocese

Oct 12, 2017

Celebrations for the 150th anniversary of evangelization. Tourism and the prevention of human trafficking at the center of the last youth meeting. Preparations for Pope's Visit. A homage to PIME missionaries in the history of the Burmese Church.
Convention to release 10-year plan for Kerala Latin Church

Oct 12, 2017

The Latin Church of Kerala recently held a convention on the Mission Congress and Basic Christian Community.
Expert 'shocked' at lack of awareness about online abuse

Oct 12, 2017

At the close of a Rome conference on child protection online, a leading expert in the field said that while the statistics are well-known, he was surprised by the lack of awareness about the problem.
Religious leaders demand release of Hoa Hao Buddhists

Oct 12, 2017

Five religious leaders in Vietnam have asked government authorities to release four Hoa Hao followers who have been detained since May after they were beaten and had their home damaged.
Forty Catholic institutions plan to divest from fossil fuels

Oct 12, 2017

Forty Catholic institutions, including the Belgian Bishops’ Conference and a leading church social welfare agency in South Africa, have decided to divest from fossil fuel companies.